North Korea displays new long-range ICBM at a military parade celebrating Kim Jong Un

At a massive military parade attended by foreign leaders, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rolled out his nuclear-armed military's most powerful weapons.

At a massive military parade attended by foreign leaders, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rolled out his nuclear-armed military's most powerful weapons, including a new intercontinental ballistic missile he may be preparing to test in coming weeks.

The parade, which began in the rain Friday night at Pyongyang's main square and marked the 80th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party, highlighted Kim's growing diplomatic footing and his relentless drive to build an arsenal that could target the continental United States and his rivals in Asia.

North Korean state media said Saturday that the parade featured a new, yet-to-be-tested ICBM called the Hwasong-20, which it described as the country's "most powerful nuclear strategic weapon system."

Joined by high-level Chinese, Vietnamese and Russian officials at a podium, Kim said in a speech that his military "should continue to grow into an invincible entity that destroys all threats," but made no direct mention of the United States or South Korea.

A photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on October 11, 2025 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary To Lam, and Putin ally Dmitry Medvedev attending a military parade.KCNA / AFP - Getty ImagesHe also praised the thousands of North Korean soldiers he sent to Russia to join its war against Ukraine, saying they displayed "heroic fighting spirit" and "ideological and spiritual perfection" in a battle for "international justice and genuine peace."